Storage battery.



D. H. WILSON.

STORAGE BATTERY.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.z1.1911.

Patented Jan. 26, 1915.

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D. H. WILSON.

STORAGE BATTERY.

APPLIoA'rxoN FILED Nov.21, 1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT( OFFICE.

DAVID H. WVILSON, 0F RIDGEVOOD, NEXV JERSEY, ASSIGNOB TO WILSON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY, OF NEVJ YORK. N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK STORAGE BATTERY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

vPatented Jan. 26, 1915.

Application led November 21, 1911. Serial No. 661,641.

To (tu HS//U/i/ 'lf mail] (zO/'1.06171 Be it known that I, DAvln H. IVmsoN, citizen of the United States, and resident of tidgewood, in the county of Bergen and have invented certain new and useful Improveinents in Storage Batteries. o' which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to storage batteries, and has for its object a battery capable of being charged by an abnormally heavy charging current.

A further object of my invention is a battery plate that is stiff and will not buckle during charging.

I A further object ol' my invention is the reduction of the'losses due to heat while charging a storage battery.

A further object of my invention is a lead plate havingr a copper-insert or distributing bar, and with the lead so applied to the copper as to positively prevent the copper from being eaten up by the battery eleY ments.

A further object of my invention is the uninterrupted low resistance pathway from the source of power to the interior of the plate in close proximity to the active sur faces of the plate.

A further object of my invention is the location of the inserts or the distributing bars in such a way as to evenly distribute the currents between alternate sets of plates.

My invention will be more fully described by reference to the accompanying drawings. showing some ways of practising the invention.

In the drawings, Figui'e 1 is a view in eleration` somewhat diagrammatic, of a stor-l asre `battery plate having two terminals. Fig. 2 illustrates a storage battery plate having one terminal. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view through a part of a storage battery plate where a terminal is located. Fig. 4 illustrates, in sectional elevation. one form of my bus bar construction. Fig. 5 is a view in sectional elevation. of a form of terminal construction. Fig. 6 illustrates a modifica tion in the formation of battery terminals that may be employed. Fig. 7 shows a plan view of the way in which the battery plates shown in Figs. 1 and 2 are connected up. Fig. 8 shows a preferred form of union between the active portions of the battery plate and the sheathing of the distributing bars. Fig. 9 shows a preti, .red form in side elevation of a plate for 01N` pole of my battery. Fig. 10 shows a preferred form in side elevation of a plate for the other pole of lny battery. Fig. 11 is a vertical sectional view upon the line A-A, Fig. 9, or upon a corresponding line of Fig. 10. Fig. 12 shows a plan view of the connections of the battery plates shown in Figs. 9, 10 and 11.

Like parts are indicated by similar characters of reference throughout the differentiigures. y

In the drawings in Fig. 1 is shown a battei/'y plate 1 having inserts or distributing bars 2. connected respectively to bus bars 3.

In Fi g. l is shown an alternate plate having a single distributing bar connected with the bus bar 5. The connections of these distributing bars are shown more clearly in Fig. 4 in which distributing bars 4 are connected directly to the copper bus bar 5. These distributing bars' are shown to be provided with the squirted lead covering 6 of the plates. The distributing bars may be covered with squirted lead before being joined to the rest of the plate as followsg-T he distributing bar may be located in a die with molten or plastic ho't liquid lead driven or squirted into the die in such a waay as to cover .the copper completely. The molten or plastic lead is subject to a heavv hydraulic pressure while hardening so that it becomes nonporous and absolutelv prevents the battery acids from at- Lackingr the copper. Various methods have been tried to accomplish this result. Lead has been applied to copper under hydraulic pressure while cold. butl its porosity has not been eliminated. It has been found, however, that. mv method of manufacture produces a combination of copper and lead that is not injured bv the-battery elements.

In Fig. 8 is shown how a copper distributingr bar 7 with its cover 8 is joined to two sections 9 of a battery plate. In Fig. 8 is shown a similar structure in which the cover l() is flush with the portions of the plate 11.

The distributing bars may have fiat sides as shown at 12 in Fig. 5 or they may have corrugated surfaces as shown at 13 in Fig. (3. These corrugated surfaces extend the area of contact between the copper and th lead. This has the function of reducing the resistances interposed by the io'mt between plates to such an extent that they buckle or Warp or are otherwise injured,

In Fig. 7 is shown how the plates shownin Figs. 1 and 2 are connected up. Plates 1 are connected to bus bars 3l through dis tributing bars 2, and plates 14 are connected by means of distributors 4 to the bus bars One pole l1 of the charging machine l? is connected with the bus bar 5 and the other pole d2 to the bus ba rs 3. The current pass ing into the distributor 4 and into the plate 14 containing it, spreads throughout the plate surfaces and crosses the battery liquid to the neighboring plates where it is gathered up through two distributing'bars 2. of

those plates and transmitted to the bus bars' 3. If the distributing bars should all he in the middle, a local action will be set up, hence an alternation of the distributers accomplishes the result of 4substantially even charging. If the distributing bars on the other hand, are fa. `ted on the opposite edges of the alternate plates in the ordinary way the path from the distributing bars of one set of plates to the distributing bars of another set of plates is a long one and the current passing from one distributing bar on one plate to the opposite distributing bar on another plate will have thc effect of heat ing up the plates during this passage and the amount of the current that can be applied to the battery is much less than in my present arrangement.

In Fig. 12 is shown another arrangement of distributing bars. It will be noticed that in one set of plates the distributing bars are located upon one side of the middle line and that the distrihuters of the other. set of plates are located on the other side of. said line. It has been found that when these distributing bars are so located in the plates that upon one side of them is disposed about one-third of the plates surface and upon the other side of them about tivo-thirds of the plates surface the best results are attained.

The shapes and sizes of the distributing bars may be Widely varied. Thev may be oblong cross sections and their surfaces may be plain; they may have any kind' oiC crossseetion desired and their surfaces may be roughcned as shown at 13 in Fig. 6 for the purpose of increasing the thoroughness of contact `and the extent of the area of contact.

In` Figs. 9 to 12 is shown a preferred form of mv hattery construction. Fig. 9 shows a plate ofthe type connected to one pole of the charging machine D, and Fig. 10 shows a plate adapted to be connected to the other pole ot' the charging machine. These plates are alternated with cach other in position as sho-wn in Fig. 1Q in which plates 18 similar to those shown in Fig. 9 are alternated 'with plates 19 like those shown in Fig. 10.

Flach plate 18 or 19 is provided With a distributing bar 20, as shown in Fig. 11. All the distributing bars are directly united by brazing to a bus bar 21. The bus bar 2l is made of copper and likewise the distributing hars 2G so that a path of low resistance is provided for the current into the interior of the plates. Each bus bar is provided witha connector 15 or 16 as the case may be. Each connector is provided with suitable means for the attachment of outside conductors leading to the charging machine. These may be in the formv of holes 22 provided with lead linings 23 to protect them from the acid. Any other suitable constructionv that will secure the same result may be employed.

Mv plates may be made of any' suitable type either in the form shown in Figs. l and with cavities to hold active material or they may be provided with ribs as indicated in Figs 9 and 10. tei-iai. of my preferred form of plates 11e in a horizontal direction. the object being to prevent the growth of the plates in a vertical direction 1rhirh would distort the battery plate or break it away from its connection with the bus bar. It has been found that with horif/onl'ally disposed ribs there is no vertical growth and the growth of the plates in the lateral direction at either end. 'lhe receptacle which holds the plates is made sufficiently large as shown in broken line 17 Fig. 9 to accommodate such a lateral growth upon the ends of the plates.

The copper portions of the distributing liars and bus ha r are first assembled. They are then placed in the dies and covered With lead as hcreinbefore described. The sections of lead plate are thereupon joined to the sections containing the distributing bars as shown in Figs. 5 and 8 so that the lead sections are integrally united. This may be acy coniplished by solderingxor burning or melting them together or otherwise accomplish-l ing the necessary result.

The value of this construction is at once evident when it is understood that the lead plate of the sa me conductivity would require conducting material having about sixteen timos the cross sectional area of the distributsquare inch of plate surface without heating the elements more than .the plates of' the The ribs of active ma-V :Jaafari ordinary storage battery are heated by the ordinary current.

Another advantage of the heavy charging current and of my construction is .hat the current penetrates to the innert ,est recesses of the plates and between the ribs of active material upon the plates.v rlhis prevents the plates from growing iineyenly and prevents the shedding of the active material,

The even distribution ot the charge over the surface of the plates diie to the l Katien of the distributers and to their passa` the interior of the plates prevent them Yfrom buckling.

Many variations of my invention may be employed without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claiml. In a storage battery, a bus nar eerie4 posed of low resistance conducting material, a non-porous sheathingV therefor applied While at a liquid temperature, storage plates. a distributing bar for each plate een'iposed of low resistance conducting material lead ing into the interior of said plates, said distributing bars being embedded in a sheathing. of non-porous material, the sheathing of said distributing bars and bus bar being integrally united together.

2. In a storage battery, a bus har cornposed of low resistance conducting material, a non-porous sheathing therefor, storage plates, a distributing b ar for each plate com posed of low resistance conducting material leading into the interior of said plates, said distributing bars being embedded in a nonporous sheathing, the sheathing of said distributing bars and bus bar, and the low resistance material of said distributing bars and bus bar, respectively being integrally united together.

3. In a storage battery, a bus bar composed of low resistance Conducting material, a non-porous sheathing therefor, a storage plate, a distributing bar therefor composed of low resistance conducting material lead ing through the plate in the direction of one of its long dimensions and embedded 1n a' non-porous sheathing the low resistance ma` teria] of said distributing bar and ons bar, and the sheathing thereof, being respectively united together integrally.

4. In a storage battery, a bus bar composed of low resistance conducting material, a non-porous plate, a distributing bar therefor composed of low resistance conductingy material leading into the interior of said plate and cinbedded in a sheathing of non-porous pro tecting material, said bars and said sheath ing being respectively integrally united together.

5. In a storage battery, a bus bar composed of low resistance conducting material, a nonporous lead sheathing therefor, a

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sheathing therefor, a storage 'strihiiting har therefor ai said plate een-ristance condileting material a non-pori, i lead eorering, said i, .said sheathings respectively int lli, 'ted together.

ln a storage b. ttery, a luis oar com-- po: Il of len` 'resistance conductiiig material, a, non-porous sheathing therefor applied Vhile at a liquid temperature, a storage lea posezy sheatl plate a distributing har therefor leading intinterior et said plate tomposed of lo v stance conducting niaterial sheathed in a protective covering, said bars being integr ti ly united togethe-r said plates carrying acti ve material over the surfaces thereof. i'. In a slorrfige battery, storage plate, a ing har therefor composed of lonv \li i"ll resistance conducting material having serrated or ainpliied surfaces, and a sheathing tor distributing bar composed of nonporous protecting material of comparatively high resistance intn'iately united to said roughened surface.

H. In a storage battery.. rtorage plates in two sets, a distributing bar of low resistance conducting material for each plate leading into the vinterior thereof, the distributing hars of one set o plates being located on one side of a. middle line and the distributing bars of the other set of plates being located on the other side oi said middle line, and a bus bar of low resistance conducting material directly uniting the distributing bars of each set of plates.

Q. In a storage battery, two .sets of plates, a distributing bar for each plate of low resistance conductingl material leading into the interior ot said plates, the distributing bars of the plates of one sct being located about one third of the distance from the ends of the plates of one set, and the distributing bars of the other set of plates be ing located vabout one third of the distance from the opposite ends oi' said other Set 0f plates. and a bus bar for each set of plates directly uniting the distributing bars theresaid bus bars being composed of low resistance conducting material.

l0. Yln a storage battery. storage plates each containing in its interior distributing bars of low resistance conducting material embedded in a noirporous protecting sheathing applied while at a liquid temperature, said plates carrying active material over the surfaces thereof united to said plates.

ll. In a storage battery. a storage. plate containing in its interior a distributing bai of low resistance oiulurtiiig material einbedded in a non-porous protecting sheathinf: applied while. at a liquid temperature. said plate carrying active material, said plate presenting suhstantially flat unbroken surfaces to the electrical current passing through said plate.

12. In a storage battery, storage plates each containing Within its interior a distributing bar of low resistance. conducting material embedded in a non-porous protecting sheathing7 the distributing bars of said plates being directly united together by a bus bar of low resistance conducting material, the distributing bars of one set of plates being located about one-third of the distance from one end of one set of plates, 4

and the distributing bars of the other set of plates being located about one third of the distance from the other ends of said plates.

13. In a storagel battery, a plate comprising a low resistance metal, and a sheathing therefor of squirted metal applied While at a liquid temperature.

meme-'11 14; In a storage battery, a plate compris ing a copper interior and a squirted lead sheathing applied While at a liquid temperatuie.

15. In a storage battery, a copper bus bar. copper distributing bars, directly joinedtogether, all sheathed in squirted lead applied while at a liquid temperature ',said distributing bars passing into the interior ofthe plates of said battery.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York November A. D. 1911.

1 DAVID H. WILSON. Witnesses A. L. TRAVIS, HELEN LUHRs. 

